Sleep is crucial for maintaining overall health and wellbeing. It plays vital role in various physiological and cognitive functions. As per Ayurvedic sciences, Nidra is one among the three pillars of life1 and also Adharaneeya vega2. Nidra is one which helps to attain longevity, memory, intelligence and freedom from disease, youthfulness, excellence of lustre, complexion, voice, optimum...
Everyday human interaction heavily relies on emotions, which play a pivotal role in fostering genuine human-machine interaction. Emotional equilibrium is crucial for individual well-being, with regular meditation being a widely acknowledged means to achieve it. This study delves into the effect of meditation on emotional responses using Electroencephalography (EEG) technology. EEG can establish...
Jhāna meditation was little known in the West before the 1980s, historically shrouded in mystery and mostly confined to monastic traditions in Buddhist countries. In recent years, however, deep states of meditation in general, but particularly the jhānas, have been attracting interest from neuroscience researchers as another avenue to explore neural networks and functions in the human brain....
LSD is a potent hallucinogen. It was first synthesised in 1938. It is marketed under numerous names. Ergot, a fungus that develops on rye and grains, is used to make LSD. The effect of LSD is mind-altering, pleasurable, and stimulating. Sometimes, exposure to this drug causes so-called unpleasant experiences, such as “bad trips”. It is classified as a Class 1 drug (highly abused) by the Drug...
In this paper I argue that meditation has a direct bearing upon philosophical discourse by enabling us to distance ourselves from the basic structure of subjectivity that often limits the scope of reason. Recent neurobiological hypotheses are discussed in conjunction with the method of hermeneutic phenomenology to argue that interpretations on the level of our neurobiology underly and construct...
This chapter explores the connection between human and computer consciousness, considering the implications of their separation in the context of advancing artificial intelligence. It examines psychological perspectives on human and digital consciousness, highlighting differences in perception and emotional intelligence. The subjectivity and objectivity of human and computer awareness are also...
In an era marked by rapid AI evolution, this chapter explores the interplay between digital and human consciousness. It compares computational models of digital consciousness with historical philosophical perspectives, examining shared cognitive processes and ethical considerations. The study delves into the ethical implications of creating conscious digital entities and raises unresolved...
Research on the specific features of daydreaming compared with mind-wandering and night dreaming is a neglected topic in the philosophy of mind and the cognitive neuroscience of spontaneous thought. The extant research either conflates daydreaming with mind-wandering (whether understood as task-unrelated thought, unguided attention, or disunified thought), characterizes daydreaming as opposed...
In recent work, Mark Johnson has argued that a scientifically updated version of John Dewey’s pragmatism affords human beings the opportunity to feel at home in the world. This feeling at home, however, is not fully problematized, nor explored, nor resolved by Johnson. Rather, Johnson and his collaborators, Don Tucker (2021) and Jay Schulkin (2023), defend this updated pragmatism within the...
Fibromyalgia (FM) is characterized by widespread pain, fatigue, stiffness, sleep irregularities, and tenderness of joints and muscles due to dysregulation of neurophysiological functions. It is more common in women compared to men. Till now, there is no specific treatment available for FM. The review aimed to review the literature on the effect of yogic practices on FM. The search was done in...